If Europe is more expensive, why do Americans pay more for healthcare?

Re:If Europe is more expensive, why do Americans pay more fo... by narrowrail on Monday May 08, 2017 @01:03PM (#14293435)

We were past that point when Clinton raised the issue in the 90's (or even Bob Dole). I just don't think a federalized system with central control/power is the prudent path to pursue until we get price transparency for healthcare costs.

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Re:If Europe is more expensive, why do Americans pay more fo... by ceejayoz on Monday May 08, 2017 @01:49PM (#14293864)

We already have price transparency for our single-payer system. Medicare pays a specific amount for specific procedures - you can get a full list (https://www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-paymen...).

Our current path is demonstrably not prudent, with a good dozen or more examples of what appear to be prudent approaches to draw from.

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